| 释义 |
peever Sc.|ˈpiːvə(r)|
Also peaver, peevor, peiver.
[Origin unknown.]
The stone, piece of pottery, or the like, used in hopscotch. Also (freq. pl.) the game itself.
a1850in Sc. Nat. Dict. (1968) VII. 78/1 s.v. peever. 1856J. Strang Glasgow & its Clubs 218 The young misses indulged in scoring the flagstones with their peevers, for the purpose of playing at pal-lall. 1887D. Donaldson Jamieson, Suppl., Add. 314/2 Peever, the pitcher or flat stone with which the children's game of beds or pallall is played; the game is therefore sometimes called ‘peever’ or ‘the peever’. West of S. 1901R. C. Maclagan Games Argyleshire 134 Pieces of broken pottery are by Lowlanders called Lalies, and the broken bottom of a bowl, a laly, is also called a peaver. 1921Edinburgh Even. News 13 June 4 Chalking and disfiguring the street playing ‘peevers’. 1931A. J. Cronin Hatter's Castle iii. ix. 616 We'll be lookin' on at a game o' peever next if we're not careful, like a band o' silly lassies. 19623rd Stat. Acct. Scotl. XII. xii. 147 Peevors is still played on traditional stances. 1966Daily Tel. 5 Nov. 13/8 Mr. Alex Lynch says that in Scotland hopscotch is known as ‘peevers’. |